GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
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| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
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| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| stilted | pompous |
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